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- How to specify bifocal glasses? - Straight Dope
In my family (parents and 5 siblings) I’m the only one that never needed glasses But for some time (I’m 79) I do use over the counter reading glasses for close work I use +1 75 for using the computer and I just went up to +4 0 for reading However when doing research I go back and forth from the screen to reference books and have to switch glasses which gets real tedious I was thinking
- The end of postal letters - Straight Dope
Denmark will abolish its pick-up and delivery of letters at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in volume since 2000 They will only handle parcels from now on They’ve already removed most public mailboxes Several other countries will change their postal services in the next few years, as they’ve become financial burdens I’m ambivalent on this On the one hand, letters are a
- Preventing home title fraud - Straight Dope
This latest scam is to used forged documents to file a title to your home and then use it to sell your house out from under you or take out a loan using it as collateral It’s insidious because you don’t know it happened until it’s too late I found out my county clerk (I’m in NY) has a service to prevent this You give them your name and email If anyone files a document in your name
- Ancients Predicting Solar Eclipses - Straight Dope
That’s equivalent of saying that you can’t make a stopwatch without knowing the speed of sound Just because a suitably knowledgeable person can use a stopwatch to calculate the distance to a lightning strike
- How will the Fallout 4 Anniversary update on Nov. 10 affect mods, and . . .
So, per this thread, I’ve been enjoying a number of quest mods lately in FO4 I recently noticed the game load screen now says “Prior November 10 please disable any mods altering the main menu, as these may break with the patch ” So, how do I know whether the mods alter the main menu? As far as I know, I’ve chosen quest mods that stand alone and don’t affect the main story, since I
- Historical myths DEBUNKED! - Page 19 - Straight Dope
The author Josephine Tey came up with a name for these historical myths She called it Tonypandy
- The Inexplicably Unobtainable Hillbilly Crash Helmet
I’ve searched online and all I can find is a used, numbered reissue from 2012 on eBay for $400! Rat Fink and Big Daddy Roth branded hats and other items are innumerable and easily purchased online at a reasonable price But not the lowly felt Hillbilly Crash Helmet
- How can I use online sportsbooks bonus bets to my advantage?
So now that Missouri has legalized sports betting, the sportsbook apps are offering me bonus bets to sign up (the first hit is free, after all) They’re expecting me to play this dumb - like, bet it all on some wild prop or something I won’t be doing that I’ll be betting my money and the house’s money on opposite sides of the same game, so regardless of what happens, I win Should I
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